beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

1

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

2

: to mark or accompany by beating

3

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After an infield single put runners on the corners with one out, Aranda beat out a double-play attempt allowing Vilade to score. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Hentges put the tying run on base by plunking pinch-hitter Jahmai Jones, then Red Sox put runners on the corners as Andruw Monasterio beat out a potential double play ball. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026

The first of those came when Austin Hays beat out a dribbler to third base. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Indeed, market trends indicate that the interest in vintage flip phones has skyrocketed over the past year, beating out foldable phones at a significant rate. — Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout